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The
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) awards a summer fellowship to the
students of faculty members interested in mentoring an undergraduate student at primarily
undergraduate institutions. CUR
fellowships provide a unique opportunity for undergraduate students and
their faculty mentors to engage in approximately ten weeks of full-time
research at their home institution. CUR is pleased to announce
that the American Psychological
Foundation (an affiliate of the APA) is supporting a summer fellowship
in the field of psychology in 2008.
The
Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Program provides opportunities
for faculty mentors to support promising undergraduates. The APF
fellowship provides funding for a student stipend and may provide additional
support for travel, faculty honorarium, and equipment expenses.
The student stipend award is $3000.00, the faculty honorarium is $500.00
and an additional $500.00 can be granted for travel, and $500.00 for
supplies and equipment expenses.
Eligibility
Requirements
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Only
one proposal per faculty mentor will be accepted.
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Faculty
mentor must not have been awarded a CUR summer fellowship in the
previous year.
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Faculty
mentor must be an Individual CUR Member in the Psychology Division at the time the proposal is
submitted.
Faculty
Mentor
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Quality
and significance of research.
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Track
record of research productivity at the home institution and
evidence that he/she has been active in developing a research
program that involves undergraduates.
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Appropriateness
of the research in terms of the possibility of an undergraduate
researcher making a significant contribution.
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Development
of the mentor’s research program and its potential to attract
outside funding in support of future student investigators.
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Publication
record
Institution
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Presence
of facilities and equipment necessary to carry out the proposed
research.
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Impact
of the project as it relates to the mission of the institution.
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The institution must provide documentation
of an Institutional Review Board or Human Subjects Committee review and approval
for all projects requiring such certification. Certification that federal
guidelines for animal care are adhered to are also required for projects
involving animals.
Special
Considerations
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Relationship
of this proposal to the interests of a sponsor, including the
impact on potential independent funding in the future.
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Impact
on diversity in the scientific workforce.
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Faculty
members at the beginning of their academic career with an interest
in developing a research program that involves undergraduates.
The Application deadline is March 7, 2008. The award will be
announced as soon as possible after March 21, 2008.
The following link will direct you to a word document
application. This application should be completed, and forwarded
to Jonathan Vaughan, Chair of the Psychology Division in both
electronic and hard copy form to the addresses listed in the
application.
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